Some of the best learning
comes with food. Which is what drives my
sharing and explorations. Treated to amazing family banquets in northeast
China when our son married an amazing woman from there, we ate tasty dishes of
pealed peanuts which had been boiled in five spice mix. Back in the states,
our friends with Southern heritage treated us to boiled peanuts which they
pronounced “bowled peanuts.” So I am learning to cook them for our Chinese relatives
when they come to visit. And how would I best describe this effort?
Establishing the spirit of community
through food is so positive. Of value is our opportunity to recognize common
points of culture or practice as we
invite them to what are considered to be new experiences.
In my own learning, my dear
friends showed me where to order the peanuts at nuts.com. They gave me
directions on how order, soak, and boil the peanuts in a crock pot. Our
daughter-in-law shared how seasoning Chinese Five Spice is part of the preparation
she knows.
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